Transferrin and transferrin receptor in human hypophysis and pituitary adenomas

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 413-422

  Tampanaru Sarmesiu, Alina ^a   Stefaneanu, Lucia ^a   Thapar, Kamal ^a   Kontogeorgos, George ^b   Sumi, Toshiko ^a   Kovacs, Kalman ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IRON; KI 67 ANTIGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KI-67 ANTIGEN; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0031882776     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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